[quote name='TYSON' date='Jul 6 2005, 07:35 AM']Is there something wrong with the Toyota motor that everyone thinks to take it out already? I know there's not much of an aftermarket for it, but I think it's a pretty cool motor. Rebuilding it for boost and adding a GT28RS or GT2871R would make for an insane car!



Why would you put in an SRT-4 motor or 4G63? No way a big lump of cast iron would be going in if I bought one.


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Because they are tried-and-true platforms. The motors are bulletproof and there is a large base of aftermarket support for both of them.

 

ive got a europa in the gargage that my dads working some fancy kit car hillclimb suspension onto at current i spent most of my childhood working on the boddy and it was painted at the start of this year in lotu orange we bought all the interior from banks europa and its all mint and orriginal ready to go in when the boddys on the chassis dono what we are doing for an engine tho but we have a heuland transaxel transimiton that we got from a forumula ford that a guy totald but thers no way we are putting a ford xflow in it as the key to a good lotus is lightness!!!

 

I'd love to throw an Alfa v6 in something someday - a Europa would be sweet.



Mark

 

The S2000 swap I saw was in an S1 elise, with the rover K-series engine. In that case, unless its the elise 190, I can see why someone would do that over adding to the engine already in the car

 

Woo, the Z-cars website is back up so you can see that pic of the Hayabusa Elise now



Mark

 

[quote name='inanimate_object' date='Jul 10 2005, 07:49 AM']Woo, the Z-cars website is back up so you can see that pic of the Hayabusa Elise now



Mark


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It's beeeeuteeeful.

 

Why is the new Exige some 300lbs heavier? A/C doesn't weigh that much

 

[quote name='GarageBoy' date='Jul 12 2005, 07:58 PM']Why is the new Exige some 300lbs heavier? A/C doesn't weigh that much


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Basically the new Exige is a different interpretation of an Eelise than the previous model - the last one was a stripped out track car the current one is more of a touring car - that's the best way I can put it.



Mark